SI, head constable in ACB trap

Rambilli (Visakhapatnam) The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) cops caught Rambilli sub-inspector and head constable red-handed while they were accepting a bribe of Rs 5,000 here on Wednesday.

TNN | Mar 13, 2014, 01.27 AM IST

Rambilli (Visakhapatnam): The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) cops caught Rambilli sub-inspector and head constable red-handed while they were accepting a bribe of Rs 5,000 here on Wednesday.

The SI V Krishna Rao and head constable MJ Naidu demanded a bribe of Rs 10,000 from the auto rickshaw drivers' union leaders

but finally agreed to accept a bribe of Rs 5,000. A vexed union leader P Bhupati complained to the ACB, after which a team of ACB cops led by DSP M Narasimharao laid a trap at the police station premises. and nabbed the SI and head constable, who received the money in the presence of the former, after SI Krishna Rao kept the money in his bag.

A case under Prevention of Corruption Act has been registered against both Krishna Rao and MJ Naidu. The arrested cops were produced before the ACB court.

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